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Allentown knocks off Notre Dame in state tourney tune-up
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s girls lacrosse team, cruising along to an 11-5 season, won a big confidence-builder for the upcoming state tournament when it knocked off top-20 ranked Notre Dame High School, 10-8, May 11. Marin Hartshorn scored three goals and assisted on another, while Danielle Sullivan also put in three goals, as…
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Cafe to offer ‘Bread from Heaven’ for struggling Jackson families
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – One woman’s effort to bring hope to struggling families in Jackson will come to fruition with the opening of the Bread from Heaven Cafe at 10:30 a.m. May 20 at the Knights of Columbus, 401 Bartley Road, Jackson. The new soup kitchen and food pantry is the brainchild…
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Public encouraged to acknowledge EMS personnel this week
While most New Jerseyans hunkered down during the Jan. 23 blizzard, members of the Oceanport First Aid Squad were busy, literally, saving a life. During the same storm, a Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew helped deliver a baby. Not long before that, an 18-year-old EMT with the Wantage First Aid Squad helped deliver twins at…
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Library Lapsit for the children and parents of Edison
The Edison Public Library invites parents and their children ages 9 – 23 months for Library Lapsit at 10:30 a.m. on May 20 at the Main Edison Branch and at 10 a.m. on May 25 at the North Edison Branch. Enjoy songs, stories and activities designed to stimulate your child. The Library Lapsit program is…
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National Egg Month at the library
Family Time will be held at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on May 20. May is National Egg Month. Hear stories of Green Eggs, fairy tale eggs, colored eggs and much more. What are the many ways to cook eggs? Can you list them? Children ages…
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Center announces program and lecture series
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, announces a new initiative, Live Well @ the JCC, slated to begin in September, 2016. This exercise program and lecture series is geared towards the over 55 community promoting health, fitness and wellness. Potential classes include tai chi, qigong, Zumba Gold, dance and…
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Celebrate At Snug Harbor hires new Executive Chef
Landmark Hospitality announces the hire of James Graham as the Executive Chef of Celebrate At Snug Harbor, one of the New York area’s premier wedding and event venues. Celebrate At Snug Harbor, formerly a stately home for retired sailors, rests on 83 acres of stunning gardens and boasts a magnificent ballroom in Staten Island, New…
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Church flea market on May 21
Grace Reformed Church Helping Hand Society will hold a flea market in the Fellowship Hall at 2815 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 21. The entrance to parking is on Old Post Road. A selection of items will include clothes, shoes, pocketbooks, toys, jewelry, household goods and cut glass. For more information call 732-248-1499.
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Coordinator placed on leave
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Michael Falgares, the technology integration coordinator at the C. Richard Applegate School, has been placed on paid administrative leave for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year by the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education. Additionally, Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun recommended that Falgares’ contract…
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